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*TURN ANY HOBBY INTO A PART-TIME BUSINESS and *If you are planning on beginning a business, your best bet is to start out *part-time while you are still earning a full-time income at your present *job. If you are like most people who are existing from payday to payday - *you don't have a lot of money to invest in a full-time business. No need *to worry! Just use your favorite hobby as your business base and grow from *there! There's no telling where you'll be at 2 or 3 years down the road. *Perhaps you can even tell your present boss to "take that job and shove *it." Wouldn't that be great? and *Using your present hobby or favorite pastime as your business base has *many benefits. Why? Because ANY business you decide to become involved in *should be doing something you LOVE something you believe in something *that you would work at NO MATTER what income it would generate. This will *give you the stamina to see your business through the beginning hard times *and times when there is more work to do than you can handle. We all know *the feeling of doing a job that we hate to do. There is no way we can give *it 110% of our abilities because we procrastinate getting through it and *just want to get it over with. That's why it is vitally important to *dearly love the product or service you have chosen to build your business *around. and *Do you like cooking? Start a recipe newsletter for others who like the *same thing and sell your recipes by publishing a simple booklet. Do you *enjoy making crafts? Sell them through mail order (be sure and mark up the *price for shipping and handling). Do you enjoy working on cars? Print and *distribute flyers in your neighborhood listing your prices. Offer a coupon *discount for the customer to use on their first auto repair job. Do you *enjoy writing? Write a small booklet or how-to manual and sell it through *mail order or to multi-level enthusiasts. Do you enjoy computer programming? *Write a program and sell through shareware groups or even to mail order *computer owners. and *Yes - just about anything you love doing can be magically transformed *into a business opportunity for you. Some items may only sell well in your *neighborhood, while some products and services do well in mail order. If *you decide to sell through mail order, all you need to do is write a simple *ad and have it typeset. Start out with a smaller 1-inch, 2-inch or 3-inch *ad. Ask the customer to send a "first-class stamp" or "$1.00" for more *information. When they write you, include a 8 1/2x11 sheet detailing your *prices. Make sure you have a small order form to make it easy to order your *product or service. And of course _ include a cover letter stating that you *appreciate their inquiry and look forward to doing business with them in *the near future. You'd be surprised how many sales have been lost because *a business didn't take the time to write a cover letter and personalize the *mailing. and *Also, start educating yourself by reading and researching other home-based *businesses. Before I opened up my business I read national publications *like "Small Business Opportunities," "Entrepreneur," "Home Office *Computing," and "Spare Time Magazine." Although there were some full page *ads in there filled with hype (claiming to make me $1 million dollars with *a sheet of paper) _ the articles are excellent. Don't spend more than $3 *for information in the beginning of your business because if a company is *legitimate you should be able to call them and discuss the opportunity over *the phone with them. Businesses that claim to put you in business *overnight should never demand a large amount of money from you. On the *contrary _ legitimate businesses have nothing to hide and will not charge *you more than a few dollars in postage to learn the "whole" story behind *their claims. Instead _ use these publications, as well as books from the *library on starting a business to further your knowledge of the world. and *Another good move on your part is to invest a few hours by attending a *meeting that is sponsored by SCORE from the Small Business Administration *in your area. It's free _ and the valuable information you obtain from *actual people who have been in business before is something that will be *extremely valuable in the months ahead. Just call the SBA to find out more *information. and *Yes - it's that easy! Of course, this is only the beginning. As with any *hobby, it will take time (probably many months) to realize a profit but *think of it this way: Most people that have a hobby know they have to spend *money to take part in their hobby. It only makes sense to invest money in *advertising your hobby to others so you can eventually make some of that *money back in sales for your own business! and and and |
